Chapter Summaries

Walter connected Amon’s altered report to Tang San’s surname and ordered an investigation, while Northland Academy finished the preliminaries undefeated and received its awards. Salas kept Amon and his teammates behind after the ceremony, leaving Tang San and Dai Mubai uneasy about his intentions.

• Salas dismissed the Canghui Academy students’ investigation, while Walter suspected Amon had altered the report and ordered Corea to investigate Tang San.
• Amon watched Corea leave Spirit Hall, and Shi Nian’s death faded from public attention after Spirit Hall and the imperial family suppressed the news.
• Northland Academy won all twenty-seven preliminary matches, while Shrek Academy surrendered when it faced them.
• Xue Ye awarded the top teams prize money and noble titles, promised championship rewards, and announced that the qualifying round would take place at the Royal Hunting Ground in one month.
• Salas asked Amon and his teammates to stay after the ceremony, while Tang San and Dai Mubai wondered what he intended and Ning Fengzhi promised to support them.

Xue Ye and Salas competed to recruit Northland Academy's strongest members, while Amon and Walter helped secure Aria's position as Marquis Fekris and the Northland's loyalty to Xue Qinghe. The team split over its future, and Corea traveled toward Nuoding City with Tang San in mind.

• Salas offered Amon help obtaining a spirit ring and invited him to join Spirit Hall, while Yan Jin, Lei Yin, and Romier chose Spirit Hall or followed their teammates.
• Xue Ye offered Aria the title of marquis and support in reclaiming the Fekris Domain; Aria accepted and withdrew from the finals, and Vidal and Brady also chose to return to the Northland.
• Amon advised the remaining Northland Academy members to postpone their decisions until after the tournament, and Ning Fengzhi invited them to consider the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Aria met Xue Qinghe and Walter, promised to stabilize the Northland and support Xue Qinghe, and later Walter asked Amon about Shi Nian's Spirit Bone.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong told Shrek Academy that several Northland members had been recruited, while Tang San questioned Salas's offer to Amon and the fate of Shi Nian's matter.
• Corea hurried toward Fasino Province and murmured Tang San's name and Nuoding City's.

Northland Academy arrived at the Royal Hunting Park for the advancement rounds, where Amon met the disguised Qian Renxue and arranged for Bing Lan to compete for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s reward. That night, the team held a noisy horse race that upset Shrek Academy, leaving the tournament about to begin amid tension between the teams.

• Amon’s Soul Power Level rose to 58, Yan Jin reached level 55, and Aria, Franco, Vidal, and Brady advanced to Soul Ancestor after receiving soul rings.
• Northland Academy arrived at the Royal Hunting Park, presented its qualification writ to Lewis, and settled into the barracks assigned for the tournament.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, visited the team, and Amon recognized her identity while claiming his support abilities had powered Northland Academy’s qualifier performances.
• Amon offered to help team members seek the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s reward for the most victories, and Bing Lan volunteered to compete for it.
• The team held a late-night horse race, and Yan Jin ran three laps around the camp while shouting that she was an idiot after finishing last.
• Flender complained to a Royal Knights officer that Northland Academy had disturbed Shrek Academy’s rest, but the officer said the rules did not prohibit their behavior.

Northland Academy used the promotion round to help Bing Lan accumulate victories, while Amon arranged matchups and conceded when it suited his plans. After the other academies realized the team was targeting Xue Ye’s rewards for the top three contestants with the most wins, Yu Xiaogang proposed that they counter Bing Lan.

• Bing Lan defeated all seven members of Fabia Academy, and Amon conjured chairs for his tired teammates while spectators speculated about his ability.
• Yan Jin defeated Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, then left the match; Bing Lan beat three more Blazing Fire Academy contestants before losing to Huo Yu, and Amon conceded to return a favor.
• On the third day, Yan Jin conceded against Exotic Beast Academy, Bing Lan conceded to Meng Yiran after winning three matches, and Romier defeated the remaining opponents.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Northland Academy was concentrating victories on Bing Lan to claim Xue Ye’s promised rewards, and he suggested that the other academies arrange lineups to stop her.

Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong persuaded Thunder Academy to target Northland Academy, but Yan Jin defeated Yu Tianxin and forced Thunder Academy to concede. After Amon warned the other teams against resisting, Tang San led Shrek toward a decision to fight Northland Academy rather than keep retreating.

• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong met Thunder Academy's supervising teacher and encouraged him to target Northland Academy during the individual matches.
• Amon called Bing Lan back and sent Yan Jin to face Yu Tianxin, who had been prepared to challenge Bing Lan.
• Yan Jin overpowered Yu Tianxin with her magma attacks and strength, leaving him severely injured and prompting Thunder Academy to protest.
• Salas dismissed Thunder Academy's protest, and Thunder Academy conceded after Yan Jin challenged its remaining contestants.
• Amon warned other teams to cooperate with Northland Academy or face the consequences, while Tang San and his teammates resolved to fight them rather than retreat.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang kept Shi Nian's death at Amon's hands secret from Shrek's students.

Northland Academy faced Shrek Academy on the tenth day of the promotion matches, and Yan Jin took the field to challenge Tang San. After Ma Hongjun conceded, Zhu Zhuqing entered the arena and was hurt by Yan Jin’s opening counterattack.

• Northland Academy and the other academies cooperated during the promotion matches, helping Bing Lan build a commanding lead in victories while avoiding humiliating defeats.
• Yan Jin faced Shrek Academy as Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong prepared to protect their students.
• Ma Hongjun tested Yan Jin with aerial attacks, but she resisted his magma assault and forced him to concede.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San discussed Yan Jin’s unusual Soul Skills and tried to infer how her magma abilities worked.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Yan Jin with Hell Stab, but Yan Jin rammed her forehead into Zhu Zhuqing’s face and left her nose bleeding.

Zhu Zhuqing was badly burned by Yan Jin, and Dai Mubai and Flender intervened, triggering a clash between Yan Jin and Flender that ended with the tournament authorities punishing Shrek Academy. Shrek was allowed to remain in the competition but lost its preliminary rewards and was ranked last in the advancement matches.

• Yan Jin toyed with Zhu Zhuqing with magma attacks, then burned her when Zhu Zhuqing charged through an intensely hot magma wall.
• Dai Mubai rushed onto the stage to attack Yan Jin, but Tang San pulled him back before Yan Jin's full-powered magma strike could hit him.
• Flender entered the arena to retrieve Zhu Zhuqing, and Yan Jin and Lei Yin combined their Martial Souls with Amon's power to fight him.
• Salas accused Shrek Academy of violating the tournament rules, while Aria and Prince Xue Xing argued against Shrek; Xue Ye revoked Shrek's preliminary rewards and ranked it last in the advancement matches.

Zhu Zhuqing recovered from her injuries while Shrek Academy and Northland Academy prepared to travel to the final tournament venue. Amon learned that Tang San had the Clear Sky Hammer, while Spirit Hall prepared an ambush targeting him on the road to Spirit City.

• Tang San explained that Yan Jin had concealed her magma’s extreme heat, and Dai Mubai learned that Zhu Zhuqing’s Narcissus Jade Bone could prevent her injuries from leaving scars.
• Yan Jin complained about the match and the people who had angered her, then calmed down after drinking milk.
• Xue Ye announced that Xue Qinghe would lead the teams to Spirit City in three days, while Northland Academy ranked poorly after Amon conceded many matches and Bing Lan earned the most individual victories.
• Amon discussed the coming journey with Walter, who told him to restrain himself if they encountered bandits and reacted to hearing that Tang San wielded the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ning Fengzhi advised Xue Qinghe not to take sides in the dispute between Shrek Academy and Northland Academy, saying he would not give Shrek special help.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei confirmed that Lor Diarra had assembled an ambush on the road to kill Tang San if Spirit Hall could not recruit him.

The Heaven Dou Empire’s teams traveled to Spirit City, where black-clad attackers ambushed the convoy in a narrow pass. Northland Academy stayed protected behind Romier’s Barrier, while Walter sent attackers to force them into the battle.

• Yan Jin entertained the traveling academies with a stone-smashing performance, impressing the students and drawing notice from Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi’s elder companion.
• Tang San and his companions discussed their plans to avenge Zhu Zhuqing and accepted Ning Fengzhi’s promise not to interfere with what happened in the arena.
• Falling rocks and thousands of black-clad men attacked the convoy, leaving the academy teams to defend themselves as the Royal Knights withdrew.
• Northland Academy advanced through the rocks behind Romier’s Barrier while Yan Jin melted their way forward, then stopped at the battle and casually chilled drinks.
• Walter recognized Yan Jin as his disciple and ordered attackers to give Northland Academy something to do; a black-clad Soul King struck Romier’s Barrier, but Romier repeatedly repaired it with Amon’s support.

Spirit Hall ambushed the academy procession, targeting Shrek Academy and Tang San, but the attackers withdrew after powerful allies intervened. Afterward, Amon suggested the Star Luo Empire was responsible, and “Xue Qinghe” promised an investigation as the journey resumed.

• Romier taunted the Soul King squad leader from behind Northland Academy’s Barrier, which held against the black-clad attackers.
• Flender warned Shrek Academy to defend itself, and Tang San ordered the Shrek Seven Devils to fire their Godly Zhuge Crossbows, cutting down many attackers.
• Tang San was nearly killed by Lor Diarra, but Meng Shu intervened, then Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei joined the fight against Shrek’s defenders.
• Chen Xin and Dugu Bo protected Tang San and the others, while Walter’s attacks wounded Flender before a powerful presence forced Yue Guan and Gui Mei to retreat.
• Tang Hao watched the attackers leave and murmured “Spirit Hall,” while Amon blamed the Star Luo Empire in front of the gathered academies.
• “Xue Qinghe” promised to investigate the ambush, and Amon’s offer of spicy rabbit heads made Xiao Wu stop and glare at him.

Yan Jin and Lei Yin joined Walter after the attack, while Flender warned the others about Walter’s ruthless methods and Tang San chose to continue in the tournament despite the danger. At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao learned that Spirit Hall planned to use Tang San as bait to draw out Tang Hao, then left to confront the threat.

• Yan Jin and Lei Yin followed the retreating attackers to Walter, and Yue Guan praised Yan Jin as Walter’s disciple before departing.
• Flender identified Walter as one of Spirit Hall’s Platinum Bishops and warned the Shrek group that he exploited his enemies’ loved ones and attachments.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Tang San to leave the tournament for safety, but Tang San refused, and Dugu Bo agreed to accompany him until he left Spirit City.
• Two Spirit Hall scouts discussed a plan to use Tang San as bait to lure out and kill Tang Hao, and Tang Long reported their words to Tang Xiao.
• Tang Xiao questioned the scouts, learned they were mercenaries hired to monitor the Clear Sky Sect, killed them, and announced he was leaving for up to three months.

The participating academies arrived in Spirit City, where the finals began with Northland Academy facing a Star Luo Empire team. Yan Jin defeated the entire opposing team alone, while the increasingly violent matches and Spirit Hall’s plans set the stage for the remaining rounds.

• Xue Qinghe escorted the academies to Spirit City, where Amon spotted Soul-Refining Grass and studied the city’s landmarks.
• Yan Jin and Lei Yin returned to Northland Academy, and Xiao Wu came back after obtaining her Spirit Ring; Amon provoked Liu Erlong with a remark about Xiao Wu.
• The finals began with Northland Academy matched against a Star Luo Empire academy, and Yan Jin used a giant of lava to defeat all seven opponents.
• Walter and Yue Guan discussed Yan Jin’s talent and the championship reward, while Walter criticized Bibi Dong’s decisions.
• A Soul Saint repaired the damaged arena with his rock Martial Soul, prompting Xue Qinghe to consider military uses for Soul Masters’ abilities.
• Huo Wu joined Godwind Academy with Feng Xiaotian, and Spirit Hall’s cross-empire matchups led to increasingly brutal fights that excited the spectators.

Northland Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Advanced Academy, then faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy as Amon joined the battle and targeted Dugu Yan. Amon repeatedly wounded Dugu Yan while Ye Lingling healed her, provoking Dugu Bo, whom Yue Guan stopped from interfering.

• Yan Jin overwhelmed Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi with her Meteor Volcano attack, defeating Star Luo Royal Advanced Academy.
• Before Northland Academy's match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Amon taunted Dugu Bo and announced that he would fight.
• Dugu Bo threatened Amon, but Yue Guan appeared and forced him to withdraw his Soul Pressure.
• Yan Jin battled Yu Tianheng while Amon advanced toward Dugu Yan and Romier protected them with a Barrier.
• Amon used his Worms of Time to slow Dugu Yan's thoughts, then repeatedly stabbed her as Ye Lingling healed her.
• Dugu Bo erupted in anger, but Yue Guan blocked him and warned that anyone who interfered with the match would be killed.

Amon tormented Dugu Yan to provoke Dugu Bo and revealed that he was testing whether he could kill a Title Douluo. Meanwhile, Tang San proposed an alliance with Spirit Hall against Northland Academy, and Amon learned of Shrek Academy’s plan as the tournament approached.

• Amon prevented Dugu Yan from surrendering until Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s instructor officially conceded, then warned Dugu Bo to protect his granddaughter.
• Amon told Walter that he had provoked Dugu Bo to test whether preparation could let him kill a Title Douluo, and Walter warned him about the power gap.
• Tang San told Shrek Academy that Amon had killed Shi Nian and said he might counter Amon’s spiritual attacks with the Purple Demon Eye.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed that Shrek Academy surrender individual matches to Spirit Hall in exchange for both teams exhausting Northland Academy.
• An Amon parasitizing Xiao Wu’s Lovesick Heartbreak Red relayed Shrek Academy’s plan to another Amon, who questioned whether the rival teams could trust each other.

Tang San planned for Shrek Academy to target Northland Academy’s Bing Lan if they could not win, while Yu Xiaogang persuaded Bibi Dong to let Spirit Hall join forces with Shrek against Northland Academy. At the tournament’s final stage, Bibi Dong announced the three Spirit Bone prizes and began the individual elimination contest.

• Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils agreed to assess Northland Academy’s condition and, if necessary, focus their attacks on Bing Lan before surrendering.
• Yu Xiaogang gave Bibi Dong intelligence on Northland Academy and asked her to cooperate with Shrek; after learning Yan Jin was Walter’s disciple, Bibi Dong ordered Na'er to accept the alliance.
• The three teams gathered before Pope Palace, where Bibi Dong arrived with Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, and Ning Fengzhi.
• Bibi Dong presented three Spirit Bones as the prize for the winning team and announced that the three teams would begin an individual elimination contest.

Northland Academy and Shrek Academy broke their agreement with Spirit Hall and joined forces against it in the individual competition. Yan Jin defeated Yan, and the chapter ended as Tang San stepped up to fight her, seeking revenge for Zhu Zhuqing.

• Romier, Jing Ling, Tai Long, Gong Chengyun, and Zhu Zhuqing surrendered in succession, prompting Dai Mubai to attack a Spirit Hall fighter instead of surrendering.
• Dai Mubai argued that Spirit Hall had failed to weaken Northland Academy, then injured its Soul Ancestor; Amon told Bing Lan to conserve her strength, and the schools turned against Spirit Hall.
• Bing Lan lost to Spirit Hall, while Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu each defeated an opponent before Xiao Wu had to withdraw from exhaustion.
• Yan Jin fought Yan and overwhelmed him with powerful magma punches, knocking him out of the arena.
• Tang San entered the arena to avenge Zhu Zhuqing, and he and Yan Jin exchanged hostile words before their fight began.

Yan Jin defeated Tang San and Xie Yue in succession, leaving Shrek Academy out of contention for the individual competition title and bringing her to a final match against Hu Liena. Exhausted but determined, Yan Jin formed her largest Lava Giant yet and launched a final attack.

• Yan Jin broke Tang San’s attacks with her magma defenses, endured his mental strike, and overwhelmed his Blue Silver Cage with Lava Grand Burial.
• Tang San damaged the Lava Giant with Bat Wing Reincarnation but conceded after Yan Jin’s counterattack shattered two of his Eight Spider Lances.
• Yan Jin returned the fragments to Tang San, and Shrek Academy lost its chance to contend for the individual competition victory.
• Xie Yue used Full Moon against Yan Jin’s volcanic barrage, then conceded when he ran out of Soul Power and could not reach her.
• Walter’s two distinguished companions praised Yan Jin, while Bibi Dong reacted coldly and Hu Liena entered the arena for the final match.
• Yan Jin summoned a fifty-meter Lava Giant and unleashed God Fist... Shatter at Hu Liena.

Amon defeated Hu Liena in the final single-elimination match, then Shrek Academy faced Spirit Hall Academy in a team battle. Tang San unleashed a seven-in-one fusion technique that empowered his Clear Sky Hammer and swept away Spirit Hall’s team, though using its Tool Soul Avatar drained his soul as well as his Soul Power.

• Amon dissolved Yan Jin’s magma attack, then defeated Hu Liena after resisting her mental skills and knocking her down with Air Bullets.
• Yan Jin woke up confused about the match, and Romier told her that Amon had won; Walter then urged Amon to reveal his true strength in the next match.
• Bibi Dong reprimanded the Golden Generation and warned that the afternoon team battle was her main concern because of Yu Xiaogang’s tactical wisdom.
• The Shrek Seven Devils formed a seven-in-one fusion formation, combining their Soul Power and Ning Rongrong’s support to empower Tang San.
• Tang San’s enlarged Clear Sky Hammer knocked Xie Yue and the other Spirit Hall competitors down, securing Shrek’s victory before he withdrew the hammer after learning its use consumed his soul power.

Amon faced Shrek Academy alone in the championship match and used overwhelming Soul Pressure to incapacitate the team. He exposed Xiao Wu as a transformed soul beast and revealed that his altered letter had helped draw Walter into a trap, then left the arena claiming he already stood in the heavens.

• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that using the Clear Sky Hammer's Tool Soul Avatar again could irreparably damage his soul, so Tang San sought restorative herbs from Dugu Bo.
• Before the final, Walter and the Spirit Hall leaders discussed Amon's abilities and the threat Shrek Academy posed to their Spirit Bones.
• At the start of the match, Yan Jin and the other Northland Academy contestants left the arena, leaving Amon to face Shrek's seven alone.
• Amon unleashed Soul Pressure that seemed to reach Title Douluo level, forcing Shrek's contestants down and revealing to Tang San that he had altered the letter and helped Walter set a trap involving Tang San and his father.
• Amon knocked Xiao Wu forward, exposing the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and prompting the Title Douluos to recognize her as a soul beast.
• Chen Xin intervened and challenged Amon's conduct, but Amon walked into the air under Title Douluo-level pressure and declared that he already stood in the heavens.

Amon overwhelmed the tournament arena with immense Soul Pressure, forcing Spirit Hall’s elders and pontiffs to confront him. Qian Daoliu appeared and recognized Amon’s extraordinary power, while the match result remained unannounced.

• Amon’s Soul Pressure incapacitated several Shrek Seven Devils and Yu Xiaogang after Chen Xin withdrew his protection.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to seize Amon, but his rising pressure forced them back.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and three other pontiffs confronted Amon, who released the Soul Power manifestation he had accumulated and displayed pressure they recognized as Limit Douluo-level.
• Qian Daoliu appeared, countered Amon’s pressure, and acknowledged his unparalleled talent before sending the pontiffs away.
• Amon bowed to Qian Daoliu, then asked the judges to announce the match result.